Life in a rucksack

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36 hours in Gothenburg, Sweden

September 21, 2017AbbiAdd comment

Gothenburg is a Swedish City I knew very little about. It is a city that is overshadowed by the popular and Capital city of Stockholm, and not often explored or written about. None the less, it was a city that I was about to explore, after a spontaenous decision and a few clicks later, I got myself booked on a cheap flight. I decided to go to Gothenburg in order to...

Affordable stays at the Spar Hotel, Marjona, Gothenburg

October 3, 2016Abbi2 comments

It can come as no surprise that when visiting any of the Nordic countries, that a trip of any length will be costly. I found this out during trips to Norway and Denmark, when you won’t get much change from a £20 note for lunch.  This can often put people off visiting.  However, it need not to.  With dramatic landscapes, trendy cities, a great history, and...

Today we had our first little family outing to @batemansnt 🍂 Throughout my earlier maternity leave, we visited several @nationaltrust trust properties, with Bateman’s being a firm favourite. .. We visited Bateman’s just four days before our baby girl arrived. At that time we enjoyed the much sunnier weather and spent time talking about her arrival. What would she look like and how we would be as parents? We couldn’t have imagined how different things would look. Today we returned and again had a lovely long walk, which felt so easy with our @ergobabyuk carrier. It was so nice to have her close to me and be able to freely walk around. It is a bit of a mission getting out of the house these days, but having these days out as a family of three is just gold 💛 It’s like she’s been here all along 🥰 ➡️ swipe left for the last picture I had taken at this exact spot! .. 📸: @chrisjphotography
✨ F o u r t h T r i m e s t e r H o n e s t y ✨ Over these past few weeks I’ve tried to go about life as I did pre pregnancy. I knew life with a newborn would be challenging but still have felt that I would have had it all together 🤱🏻 We absolutely love our little girl. However this new normal has been a difficult transition. Lately I’ve felt like a shadow of my former self: I have been trying to keep up with how life was before she arrived and it has been exhausting. I need to remember that we have a 17 day old baby and we are all learning together. #worldmentalhealthday #maternalmentalhealth #honestparenting #fourthtrimester #newmum #letsbehonest #areyouok
My entire World is now lying right here 💕 I said that I wouldn’t be one of those people that constantly posts about their babies, but what do you know, I am! 👶🏼 Our babe is now 2 weeks old and we finally got her settled enough to have a photo session with daddy! I can see so much change in her already. She’s a total stunner - even when she’s screaming the house down! 📷: @chrisjphotography
“Why won’t you stop crying?” This is something I find myself saying to our little girl, particularly at 4am. She had been changed, clothed and fed and still I couldn’t settle her. I felt like a failure as a mum, not being able to meet her needs. I then needed to remind myself that she too has been on a big journey to get here. She’s come from a temperature controlled and safe environment where she was fed. Now she’s being touched, held and had a nappy put on her. There are new sights and sounds and it’s tough for a newborn. We are all learning together, and taking it one day at a time 💕 #newborn #myworld #igettoloveyou #honestparenting
✨S e p t e m b e r t w e n t y t h i r d✨ Last week our lives totally changed. Our little lady finally arrived to meet us 🥰 She is 6 pounds 6 oz of pure perfection and is our absolute world right now. This past week we have all been getting to know each other and we have been getting used to eating one handed and being nocturnal!
In a maximum of 10 days we will be meeting our little girlie and we couldn’t be more excited 👶🏼💕 She may not have arrived by her “due date” but she is not late. She will arrive in her own perfect timing 🥰 📸: @chrisjphotography
✨ F o r t y w e e k s ✨ It’s my “due date” today. However, only a very small percentage of babies arrive on this given day, and it’s pretty safe to say that I don’t think I’ll be one of them at this stage of the evening. I have been really fortunate to have had a relatively easy pregnancy and right now I feel really good. I am staying active by walking and taking each day as it comes. Planning day by day little things to keep me occupied and happy ❤️ My baby will know when to arrive, and will arrive when she is ready. That said, we are really looking forward to meeting her 🥰 #positivepregnancy #40weekspregnant #duedate
Who wants to spend some time sitting here? 🙋🏼‍♀️ Currently I am whiling away my time before baby arrives by exploring some beautiful @nationaltrust spots in our area. Today we took a trip up to @sissinghurstcastlegardennt and it did not disappoint. It has incredible gardens and flowers and was just perfect in the early autumnal sun ☀️
✨ t h i r t y n i n e w e e k s ✨ It is the week of my due date, and I honestly couldn’t feel more normal than I do now. It is like I could be pregnant until the end of the year at this rate! 😂 Although we are super excited to meet our little lady, I’ve come to accept that she will arrive when she is ready 👶🏼💕 In the meantime, I am enjoying the lie ins and lazy breakfasts as well as catching up with friends over tea and cake 🍰
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